Articles tagged “Green Gifts”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Cyber Monday Shopping That Doesn't Screw the Planet By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Nov 24 2010 If you've made it this far, it means you survived Black Friday. Whether you waited in line for hours or skipped the event all together, chances are you still have some holiday gifts that need to be made or purchased. For many of you, today, Cyber Monday, is the day to finish up those holiday gifting loose ends. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Holidays By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Green holidays let you celebrate important moments and give back to the earth too! Find out how to have eco-friendly holidays with our How to Go Green: Holidays. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Gift Giving By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2010 Green gift giving shows you care about your loved one and the environment! Find out more about green gift giving in How to Go Green/: Gift Giving. + READ MORE

It's Raining Cats and Dogs in Vancouver; Let's Yarn Bomb The Olympics By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Feb 17 2010 They're at it again. Yarn bombers have set their sights on the Olympics and they are "improving the urban landscape one stitch at a time." + READ MORE

Go Bomb Something With Yarn - Knitting Over The Edge With Yarn Bombing By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Fashion & Beauty Jan 8 2010 In the last few years, knitting has put miles of distance between the images of grandmas in rocking chairs knitting up tea cozies. Has knitting now become a subversive movement? + READ MORE

Drink Wine, Give Clean Water, Save the World By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 28 2009 A self-proclaimed, "washed up bartender" puts his bartending skills to good use for clean water initiatives in developing countries. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Zen Meditator On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 24 2009 The holiday festivities are at their peak. Is there someone on your list whose meditation practice brings them comfort and joy? Slow down the busyness of the season with these spirited and grounded DIY gifts. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Yoga Enthusiast On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 24 2009 A regular yoga practice can be a welcome stress reliever during the holidays. Whether the Yogini in your life practices slow-paced Hatha Yoga or hot, hot Bikram Yoga, these DIY Yoga Gifts are sure to have a heart opening effect. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For X-traordinary DIYer On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 24 2009 "Necessity is the mother of invention." Or, so they say. Not everyone who believes we live in a "throwaway" society goes to extreme measures to recycle, but often that is exactly what drives designers to create. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Worker On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Work & Connect Dec 23 2009 The holidays are the perfect occasion (excuse) to deploy an eco-agenda on the workspace. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Vegetarians and Vegans On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Food & Health Dec 23 2009 Everyone seems to have a food-stained funky folder stuffed with tried and true recipes? Turn those recipes into cookbooks. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Traveler On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 22 2009 A high-octane storm blanketed areas of the Northeast during the peak of the holiday shopping and travel season. Stranded for hours and sometimes days, makes packing for the unknown challenging. What do travelers need? + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Skier or Snowboarder On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 22 2009 Lately, some clever folks are creating upcyled projects for discarded ski/snowboard equipment that would make great holiday gifts. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Unexpected House Guest On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 21 2009 It's the holidays. Do you prepare for everything, even the unexpected house guest? They say the best gifts are unexpected. Right? + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Recycle Psycho On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 21 2009 Does someone on your gift list preach recycling as religion? Or, maybe they have more of a repurposing fetish? Either way, your Recycle Psycho (which we all should bow down to and praise), can never have enough recycling bins. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Quilter On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 21 2009 What a luxury a handmade quilt is. Quilts kindle the heart with homemade comfort. Just knowing someone created a practical object from pieced together scraps of fabric that might have been wasted, make quilters green DIYers. + READ MORE

Last-Minute Holiday Greening Insight From Anna Getty (Interview) By Laurel House IN Home & Garden Dec 21 2009 Anna Getty, actress, fashionista, Kundalini Yoga teacher, mother, and, yes, a "Getty" is also a through and through greenie. More than the daily green rituals like recycling, minimizing waste, and choosing reusable over paper or plastic, Anna infuses her environmental consciousness into all that she does... including how she celebrates Christmas. + READ MORE

Don't Get Caught Empty Handed at Your Next Party--Make these Easy Coasters as a Hostess Gift By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2009 Make these super simple fabric coasters as a perfect last-minute gift for anyone on your list. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Pet On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2009 Whether they're naughty or nice, our pets love the holidays too. My pooches love all the holiday activity, but they don't always get what they want. + READ MORE

Truly Gifted: An A-Z DIY Holiday Workshop For The Organic Gardener On Your Holiday List By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2009 Dr. Seuss' Lorax reminids us, "I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues." Is there someone in your life that you can thank for not making the Lorax's reality you rown? + READ MORE